Department of Earth Sciences
Date: 18.7.13
Time: 8:00
Location: School of Engineering, Cornell University
The penultimate day at Cornell began with a lecture by Professor Teresa Jordan, who works in the department of earth sciences. Earth sciences is exactly what you would think, it is the study of the materials on our planet, such as soil, rock, oceans, and the atmosphere. Within these materials, the scientists look at the history, determining where they came from and how they were changed by the weather and living beings of that time. You could almost say that earth science is a more historical division of engineering.
During the presentation, Professor Jordan focused on the innovations in geothermal energy. Geothermal energy works by harnessing heat from the ground and using it to control the temperature of buildings. While currently expensive compared to burning fossil fuels, this is a very "green" way of heating structures. Earth science engineers are currently working on a liquid that would be more efficient in bringing the heat up from inside the earth, as water loses much of its heat as it travels.
Time: 8:00
Location: School of Engineering, Cornell University
The penultimate day at Cornell began with a lecture by Professor Teresa Jordan, who works in the department of earth sciences. Earth sciences is exactly what you would think, it is the study of the materials on our planet, such as soil, rock, oceans, and the atmosphere. Within these materials, the scientists look at the history, determining where they came from and how they were changed by the weather and living beings of that time. You could almost say that earth science is a more historical division of engineering.
During the presentation, Professor Jordan focused on the innovations in geothermal energy. Geothermal energy works by harnessing heat from the ground and using it to control the temperature of buildings. While currently expensive compared to burning fossil fuels, this is a very "green" way of heating structures. Earth science engineers are currently working on a liquid that would be more efficient in bringing the heat up from inside the earth, as water loses much of its heat as it travels.
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